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Dr J Thomas takes over as Indian rubber production commissioner
Added: 4 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Kottayam, India -- Dr J Thomas has been appointed rubber production commissio…

Rosava reports 15.5% increase in sales
Added: 3 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Kiev, Ukraine - Ukrainian tyre maker Rosava has said tyre sales in the first …

Carbon black has a proven effect on the heart, say scientists
Added: 3 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Munich, Germany - Selected artificial nanoparticles, including carbon black, …

RMA revises US 2011 tyre shipments forecast upward
Added: 3 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- The US-based Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) is revis…

Qilu uses clean oils in oil-extended SBR
Added: 3 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Qilu, China -- Qilu Petrochemical has partially converted to the use of low-PA…

News from elsewhere on the web (03 August 2011)
Added: 3 Aug 2011
(13 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Cooper-Standard's Otremba: Tougher fuel economy rules can help make supplier product development more efficient
Added: 3 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (CDB)
Detroit, Michigan -- New fuel economy standards set by the Obama administrati…

Q2 sales up 16% at Kraton
Added: 3 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Houston, Texas - Kraton Performance Polymers said sales revenue in the second…

Lanxess highlights role of rubber technicians
Added: 3 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Professor Claus Wrana, head of Polymer Testing at Lanxe…

NR prices unlikely to fall below $4.50 - IRCo
Added: 3 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- IRCo (The international Rubber Consortium) now says NR prices are u…

Net sales up by yen 9.4 billion at Japan's Ube
Added: 3 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo, Japan - Sales at Ube Industries were yen 149.4 billion (euro 1353 mill…

Net income up 125% for Japan's Itochu Corp
Added: 3 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo, Japan - Itochu Corp. has said net income for the first quarter of fisc…

Income and assets decrease in Q2 at Gladstone
Added: 3 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Mclean, Virginia - Gladstone Investment Corp. has reported a 16.8 percent dec…

Goodyear declares dividend on 5.875% preferred stock
Added: 3 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has declared a quarterly dividend of…

EnviroKats turns tyres to cat litter
Added: 3 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
London - US company EnviroKats has come up with a novel way of recycling tyre…

Ukrainian security services capture Rosava tyre plant
Added: 2 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Kiev, Ukraine - Ukrainian tyre maker Rosava's plant has been “captured†b…

YHI withdraws from Yokohama joint ventures
Added: 2 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- YHI International Limited is selling the shares it holds in two j…

Aeolus Tyre increases sales, profits in first half
Added: 2 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Henan Province, China -- In its six-month review, Aeolus Tyre said sales in th…

News from elsewhere on the web (02 August 2011)
Added: 2 Aug 2011
(22 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

William Conaty elected to Goodyear board
Added: 2 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Akron, Ohio -- William Conaty, retired senior vice president of human resourc…